Abbott's Babbler
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Abbott's Babbler

Malacocincla abbotti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Way Kambas National Park
5 Verified records at Way Kambas National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Abbott's babbler (Malacocincla abbotti) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is widely distributed along the Himalayas in South Asia and extending into the forests of Southeast Asia. They are short-tailed and stout birds which forage in pairs in dense undergrowth close to the ground and their presence is indicated by their distinctive calls. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Abbott's Babbler sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Way Kambas National Park

Horsfield's Babbler
LC

Horsfield's Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacocincla sepiaria

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available
NT

Sumatran Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum buettikoferi

40–50% · Possible
Black-capped Babbler
LC

Black-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pellorneum capistratum

20–30% · Possible
Sooty-capped Babbler
NT

Sooty-capped Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Malacopteron affine

10–20% · With luck
Scaly-crowned Babbler
LC

Scaly-crowned Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron cinereum

10–20% · With luck
Short-tailed Babbler
NT

Short-tailed Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pellorneum malaccense

10–20% · With luck
Ferruginous Babbler

Ferruginous Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma bicolor

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-crowned Babbler
NT

Rufous-crowned Babbler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Malacopteron magnum

5–10% · With luck
Moustached Babbler
LC

Moustached Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacopteron magnirostre

5–10% · With luck
White-chested Babbler

White-chested Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trichastoma rostratum

5–10% · With luck
Marbled Wren-Babbler

Marbled Wren-Babbler

Bird

Napothera marmorata

Insufficient data
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
8 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
9 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
10 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
11 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
12 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
13 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Abbott's Babbler in Way Kambas National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Abbott's Babbler sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Abbott's Babbler in Way Kambas National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Abbott's Babbler in Way Kambas National Park in our monthly data.

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